Vice Ministro Edmondo Cirielli

Press Releases

22 May 2023

Participation of the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, in the World Health Assembly

The Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, carried out a joint mission to Geneva on the occasion of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the annual meeting of the main decision-making body of the World Health Organisation. Minister Schillaci and Deputy Minister Cirielli jointly […]

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Press Releases

15 May 2023

Visit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the Ciheam in Bari

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, visited the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Bari (Ciheam), accompanied by Ambassador Teresa Castaldo, Director General for Development Cooperation. Vice Minister Cirielli met with officials, researchers and the 80 scholarship holders from over 15 Mediterranean countries and Africa. Deputy Justice Minister Sisto and Health […]

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Press Releases

4 May 2023

Visit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the UN base in Brindisi

Deputy Minister Cirielli today visited the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and the UN Global Service Centre at Brindisi Airport. The first base of this kind, established by the United Nations and financed by Italy since 2000, UNHRD provides international logistical services and emergency aid to respond to humanitarian crises around the world, thanks to […]

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Press Releases

30 March 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli presides over the second annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2023

Today, 30 March, the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the second meeting of the 2023 Joint Committee for Development Cooperation. The body, which is responsible for approving the funding of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, approved the allocation of over EUR […]

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Press Releases

24 February 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli attended the commemoration of the Russian Federation’s aggression at the Embassy of Ukraine in Rome

On Friday 24 February, at 10 a.m., the Embassy of Ukraine in Rome commemorated the first anniversary of the Russian Federation’s aggression. Deputy Minister Cirielli attended the ceremony on behalf of the Italian government. During the event, the Deputy Minister stressed how the war had undermined the foundations of the international community. “Over the last […]

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Press Releases

23 February 2023

Deputy Minister Cirielli co-chairs the 7th EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference

The 7th EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference opened today at the Farnesina, as co-chaired by the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, and the European Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala. The High-Level Conference is part of the EU-Central Asia Platform for Cooperation on Environment and Water Resources, which […]

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Press Releases

10 February 2023

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Emergency funding from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

To address the consequences of the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February, causing thousands of dead and injured, as well as the damage and destruction of infrastructures and buildings, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, at the proposal of Minister Tajani and Deputy Minister Cirielli, has allocated two emergency grants worth […]

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Press Releases

7 February 2023

Mission to Berlin by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Edmondo Cirielli (8 February)

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Edmondo Cirielli, will travel on a mission to Berlin on 8 February to attend the opening of the Italian pavilion at the Fruit Logistica 2023 trade fair, the world’s leading event for fresh fruit and vegetable logistics and trade operators, and for institutional meetings with […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2023

Meeting between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and the Romanian Ambassador to Rome, Gabriela Dancau (03 February 2023).

Today, Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli received the Romanian Ambassador to Italy, Gabriela Dancau, to exchange views on the state of bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to intensify the bilateral political dialogue and the already excellent bilateral economic relations between Rome and Bucharest, also in […]

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Press Releases

27 January 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli presides over the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2023

The 2023 first meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, the body appointed to approve funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, was held today. For the first time, the meeting was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli. In his introductory […]

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Press Releases

24 November 2022

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Edmondo Cirielli, speaks at the closing event of the Italian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP 2022)

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Edmondo Cirielli, took the floor at the annual General Assembly that closed the Italian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region 2022 (EUSALP), which began in January 2022. The event was attended by the Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and […]

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In detail

10 November 2022

NATO Cyber Defense Pledge Conference 2022

On November 9 and 10, 2022, NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference took place in Rome, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  The event was co-hosted by Italy and the United States with the support the NATO International Staff. At the Madrid Summit in June, Allies reaffirmed that resilience is a […]

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